How do you enter 4 bags of clothing donated to Goodwill? One piece at a time? I used to use ItsDeductible

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February 16, 2026
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Best answer by Opus 17

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You are always required to have your own inventory, with enough detail to determine the fair market value (at a minimum, a brief description and the condition (good or fair -- you can't claim any value for items in poor condition unless you have a signed appraisal). You also need a receipt from the charity although this does not need to be as detailed as long as you have your own detailed inventory. Then, determine the fair market value on your own -- you might use the prices charged by the thrift store for your items. For better quality items, you might use consignment shop value or an online marketplace like Thredup.

You can enter a single donation per day for all items donated that day. You do not need to list each individual item on your tax return. From the item donation menu, choose "used clothing and household goods", and enter your value. On the next page you can give a more specific description of the items. Keep your inventory and receipts for at least 3 years in case of audit.

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Opus 17

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You are always required to have your own inventory, with enough detail to determine the fair market value (at a minimum, a brief description and the condition (good or fair -- you can't claim any value for items in poor condition unless you have a signed appraisal). You also need a receipt from the charity although this does not need to be as detailed as long as you have your own detailed inventory. Then, determine the fair market value on your own -- you might use the prices charged by the thrift store for your items. For better quality items, you might use consignment shop value or an online marketplace like Thredup.

You can enter a single donation per day for all items donated that day. You do not need to list each individual item on your tax return. From the item donation menu, choose "used clothing and household goods", and enter your value. On the next page you can give a more specific description of the items. Keep your inventory and receipts for at least 3 years in case of audit.

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Ken14

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Thanks for this answer, but unfortunately I didn't see it until I've already entered all my donated items individually.

Like the OP, I had several bags of clothing to enter, and I have an inventory of them. That's over 100 items! The 2025 version of TT Premier required me to enter each donated item using two screens! Even if I tried to enter just one entry per each day of donation, I would need to list all the items in the one-line "Donation Description" field on the second screen, according to your answer. That's not feasible to list more than a couple of items.

The UI in TT for entering donated non-cash items definitely needs to be fixed. IMHO, it should look like the UI in ItsDeductible. Namely, it should be more like a spreadsheet where each row represents an item, and the repeated values, like the Type and Date of donation, can be copy/pasted easily or auto-populated with the values of the previous item.

Intuit should have done more (some?) user testing and feedback before rolling out the 2025 TT after removing ItsDeductible.